Learn about different types of lice, signs of infestation and how to spot head lice and nits in children with clear, ...

Veternarian Kirk Ramsey says to reduce lice risk and create control measures, understanding the life cycle of lice and targeting application times are paramount.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For generations, children with signs of head lice were summarily sent home by the school nurse, to their shame. Now schools have become less nitpicky. With the backing of some major ...

Healthy children should not be forced to stay out of school due to head lice or nits, says the American Academy of Pediatrics in a new set of guidelines on lice management. Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg ...

Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I remember anxiously waiting for the nurse to call my name for a checkup, hoping a call home wouldn’t follow (sometimes, I wasn’t so lucky). Head lice ...

Scratch. Scratch. Scratch. Is your child’s feeling really itchy. Could it be head lice? Fall will soon be here, children have returned to school and the topic of head lice often returns. Signs of head ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that there are more than 12-million cases of head lice each year. Most commonly, they're found in pre-school and elementary-aged children. Cases tend to ...

Australian lice expert Rachel Maroun, 24, known as ‘The Lice Lady,’ is working to break stigma around infestations.

The Fall River School Committee voted unanimously on June 9 to install the current head lice procedure as school policy. The policy reflects national guidelines and upholds the current procedure the ...